auto tranny issues

[Corey2kG]

anybody that still has the auto tranny do you have harsh shift engagements when going into reverse or drive? does it hit hard when going into reverse or drive?...

[djhah]

SOMETIMES for me

[amdrocks]

i have it sometimes when going into reverse.. in the winter.. usually ok when engine is warm..

[Corey2kG]

i have it sometimes when going into reverse.. in the winter.. usually ok when engine is warm..

when its warm out its worse my G would go back and forth putting it in reverse ive changed the motor mounts twice since i bought her last yr...

[varroa]

how is the fluid looking? fresh and full?

[Corey2kG]

its not burnt i could probably could do with a tranny flush see if that worksgotta search around n get a price...

[varroa]

idk.

for sure, it should not be doing that. the first thing i would check is the transmission fluid level and condition. if that checks out good, look at the engine and transmission mounts. if that's good, you might have the gearbox going bad.

[Corey2kG]

ive changed the motor mounts twice and the fluid level is good and has that red color i friend from school has a friend that has a G that has the same problem sooooo ill have to figure something out its been doing it since i bought her in jan. 2009 god knows how long b4 that....

[amdrocks]

have you tried changing the transmission mounts?

[ezekiel.glnt]

yeah, mines been doin it now for some time,even after i changed my mounts,but then again my g has over 200thou now.

[keith6110]

I've had the same problem with mine in the past. It started happening just after 100k miles. I added some lucas transmission fix; I now have 150k miles (on tranny) and it hasn't done it yet. My transmission has been flushed and then it started acting up again with just new fluids. I added more lucas tranny fix and its gone again. You need to drain your transmission fluid equivalent to how much tranny fix you put in.

Another thing, Make sure you adjust your fluid level from hot and in drive. You need someone to hold the brakes for you when your motor is warmed up. Check levels then, you may be in fact low. If you find the levels are good, please just do the tranny fix!

Here's a pic of the product:

http://www.shopbvm.com/store/pc/catalog/rah049807100094.jpg


You should be able to get it at most auto stores.

[Corey2kG]

ive used that in other cars lol i didnt even think of doing that im workin on 148000 miles right now... ill buy some today...keith can you pm me about this for more info... thanks

[03 GTZ]

My 8g does the same thing, shifted between gears really hard..an come to find out the tranny fluid was way way low..so i added Mitsubishi tranny fluid an it still does it i think its a common problem

[Corey2kG]

My 8g does the same thing, shifted between gears really hard..an come to find out the tranny fluid was way way low..so i added Mitsubishi tranny fluid an it still does it i think its a common problem

she doesnt shift hard at all i dont even feel the shifts... its just when i put it from park to reverse... she hits pretty hard sometimes

[skrap]

keep your foot on the break until you feel it go into gear...

[Corey2kG]

keep your foot on the break until you feel it go into gear...
oh believe me i feel it the thing is i dont want to feel it lol... if i dont press the brake hard the car will shoot back...

[skrap]

is it a rebuild trans?? It sound like your syncro's might be too tight.. They need to be broken in more...

[skrap]

nvrmd I read above.. I would put some additive in..

[Corey2kG]

i "googled" lucas sounds like it would work i believe its the original tranny the oil levels are good the fluid is clean and doesnt smell burnt

[skrap]

Yea but the additives recondition the seals and everything... The fluid doesnt.. I would put that additive in and and drive it around for like 3 weeks and if the problem is still happening then I would get it flushed... You have to be carful flushing a tranny that old becasue it can actually eat your seals up and blow ur tranny.. Thats why I would do the additive first... Or you know you can always use this as an excuse to do the 5 speed swap!! haha

[Corey2kG]

lol i wish i dont got the money and if i did i would just get a nice looking 7GG with a 5 speed plus my wife drives and she dont like standard lol... im gonna try the lucas today...

[03 GTZ]

mine still does it when its cold really hard. warm weather not as bad...sometimes it doesn't do that crap though i don't get it either

[Corey2kG]

http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz203/holiday0808/008.jpg
gonna put it in tomorrow see if it works its getting dark now and its cold lol...

[00GalantX]

What type of transmission fluid do you use?

[Corey2kG]

i havent had to put any in since i bought last year so i dont know

[00GalantX]

Gs only can use Diamond ATF SP III fluid other wise they'll develop issues like what your having. Go to your local Mitsubishi and get your AT flushed and refilled.

[Corey2kG]

It started yesterday when I put it in reverse it hit so hard the car shut off and it did it again today

[LatinoX20]

hey on the other thread u said u did the tranny flush 500 miles ago, i heard u shouldnt do a tranny flush if your car has over 100,000 miles... maybe thats whats causing it

[Corey2kG]

hey on the other thread u said u did the tranny flush 500 miles ago, i heard u shouldnt do a tranny flush if your car has over 100,000 miles... maybe thats whats causing it

it was doing it when i bought last year its just progressively getting worse

[LatinoX20]

well 5 spd swap time lol

[Galant2k2]

i has this problem but it was gone after i did tranny flush. i did flush at 102k and now it's 184k and no problems.